Day 11: I am thankful for all of our Veterans that have bravely served both home and abroad, and I am very thankful for all the healthcare professionals who dedicate their lives to serving those veterans.... Read More
Day 10: Our work is hard enough, but when you lack resources – whatever they may be – it compounds difficulties. Today, I am thankful for current resources, future resources, and organizations willing to share resources freely in the spirit... Read More
Day 9: I am really thankful for blood donors. They save lives without ever meeting their donation recipients. It takes time and effort (and courage) to donate blood. Thank you!... Read More
Day 7: I am so thankful for multidisciplinary teams and for professionals who advocate for them as central to quality patient care. We each bring our own perspectives, our own trainings, our own experiences to the table; when we all... Read More
Day 7: I am thankful for first responders. My family and I passed a terrible three-vehicle accident yesterday morning. Uniformed people walked around the masses of mangled metal. The back of one SUV was completely sawed off, and EMT’s were... Read More
Day 6: I am thankful for Daylight Savings time – falling back – receiving the precious gift of one more hour of sleep. Similarly, I am thankful for all the night shift folks who worked one more hour last night.... Read More
Day 5: I am thankful for nursing colleagues who dare to raise their voices – which are often echos of patients’ voices – time and time again as advocates for change. Sometimes processes or “powerful” people drown out their voices,... Read More
Day 4: I am thankful for open dialogue and colleagues and leaders who welcome that dialogue. Talk at me, and I’ll discredit you; talk with me, and I’ll revere you. One says, “I’m number one. Listen to me.” The other... Read More
Day 3 of 24 Days of Thanks: I am thankful for medicine – both the profession and the actual medicinal treatments. Pharmacology amazes me; the people who develop medicines or spend their lives dedicated to it intrigue me even more.... Read More
Day 2: I am thankful for the precious times in which I share tears with colleagues and patients. It’s a special relationship with some, and I am very thankful for it.... Read More